we could only watch tv in the rooms that had a tv outlet. yeah if we wanted to watch tv someplace else, we'd have to go to my aunt sally's. have you ever sat on a plastic covered couch? [ kids cheering ] you're missing a good game over here. those kids wouldn't have lasted one day in our shoes. [ male announcer ] add a wireless receiver. call to get u-verse tv for just $19 a month with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. right now at 11, a horse gets a lift out of a tight spot. >> late tonight, thousands of californians evacuated as a wild fire grows out of control. >> one weekend, stlthree homici in san jose. >> and new details about the crash that split a car in two and killed three people on the peninsula. good evening.

>> this just in tonight. a wild fire is forcing thousands of people from their homes and from campgrounds in the mountains pov santa barbara. firefighters say 20 mile an hour winds are fanning thosefires. at this point, it's unclear what sparked it. also, the unofficial start of summer, but you would never know it by looking outside. >> there are showers across the bay area. roads are slick and there's a significant flight delay. >> yeah, rog, quince dentally enough, they're also seeing con dugss just as why we have in 2013.

as we zoom in and get a closer look, moving off to the south. this is also impacting the peninsula here from redwood city down to palo alto. it's very scattered in nature. airport delays are the worst in the nation light now in san francisco. we do expect them through gradually over the next few hours.

buddy apparently fell inside the well. they actually added water to raise the level of the well. >> speed and alcohol played part in the deadly sdent. nbc bay area is live with sochl dramatic video to this story. >> reporter: jessica boulevard is once again open to some travic. you can see, there is a growing memorial to remember three victims of this crash. this is the spot where two cars made contact and the mustang split in two.

people light candles where people chied in a car accident. the driver of the honda had minor injuries. the mustang split in two ejecting three passengers who all died at the scene. police say the driver, 25-year-old paul diaz took off running after the accident and may have gone to this house on a street. police spent hours here collecting evidence. >> the police chief did tell me at that point that there was an accident and that i can't understand if one person was next door, i kind of gathered that.

while police collected everyday, diaz turned himself in to daly city police. investigators say speed and alcohol may be a factor in this accident. >> james newton along with others came to the scene of the accident. newton came to remember jonathan, a friend who dreamed of becoming a mechanic. >> he accomplished that. he did. he went to school. he got all of his kre ken credentials to become part of society. >> now, the driver of that mugs tang facing charges of felony hit and run. reporting live, jeenl ellie, nbc bay area news. >> the numbers are in.

that's about twice as many arrests as last year. >> one of those crashes killed a well-known san francisco dancer. police say her husband lost control of the car and hit the center divide and ended up in the middle of the highway. the limo bus then crashed into them head on. >> she wasn't only a fun person, a creative person, but she had a work ethic that was just off the chain. >> cline's mother said her

daughter started her career as journalism in detroit. >> friends and families are trying too come to terms with the death of two south bay teenagers shot and killed last night. >> reporter: rog, san jose police have not been able to identify suspects in any of the week ind homicides. a violent holiday weekend. >> just something that god didn't mean to happen. but it just happens anyway. >> dozens of friends gathered at a tree near the spot where two teenage boys were shot and killed. frank fernandez was their friend. >> i was tripping. i was, like, wow, i was pretty cles to them. witnesses told police they saw a personal riding away. >> someone must have to really

hate him to kill him. >> but the double homicide was only the beginning. four hours later, someone shot and killed a man on south san jose. that brings the homicide total to 19 as compared to 16 last year. >> kwef a great d. we have a great department. >> around that's what neighbors want to see. a safe community to raise their families. >> and part of the kag in finding suspects in both homicides is first finding a motive. and, so far, the police have note been able to do that. we're live, nbc, bay area news. >> thauchg, george. the san jose fire department doesn't like it. tonight, new details oon a

controversial idea. the councilman repitched the idea. the idea stems from a 2011 grand jury report. the rort indicates 70% are not even fire related. >> we could raise taxes and reorganize what we do in the city. >> it ee's expected any day now. a decision from prop 8. the ruling could come as early as tomorrow.

but it's more likely to be issued in late june. the high court could strike down on prop 8, uphold it or dismiss the case all toblgt. the justices are also expected to issue a ruling on the federal defensive marriage act. >> they give so much of our lives to keep us safe and protected. >> paying tribute. see hue people around the bay area sfempbt this memorial day. >> and the clean-up continues. we'll take you to moore oklahoma.

on this memorial day, a young peninsula woman went to do something she had never done before. pay her respects to her great uncle. it's a personal story, but with a message for all of us. nbc bay area joins us from the veteran's cemetery. >> yeah, looking for the true meaning of memorial day, came here to pay tribute to her great uncle who was killed in the korean war in 1953. it took a little while for mare gregory to find her great uncle today. she's never been to his grave site before. but felt moved to come on this

memorial day. >> hefgs only 22. and i just wanted to pay respects because i just turned 24 and i really just -- i felt like it would be good to honor him. >> but mary feels many members of her generation don't get that. >> they may be impb different to it. they may not fully comprehend, you know, how important it is and how important these people are. they gave so much of our lives just to keep us safe and to keep us protected. >> and while he does not consider himself super patriotic, he does wonder about want he's seeing this memorial day. >> we're still at war in so many places.

and there's nothing going on. nobody seems to be thinking much about it at all. >> mary gregory is one of those who is thinking about that today. >> we need to do more for our service members. >> and today, he did. mary says that many of her older relatives have never been out here because the loss of frank thomas just tore them up that they didn't think they could handle a visit emotionally. ♪ >> many other memorial day events around the bay area. one of those largest was in san francisco marking the 60th anniversary of the end of the korean war. nancy pelossi was among one of the speakers there.

buried within six sections of the one cemetery. and then a little different sometime of a memorial ceremony. ♪ >> it was a musical tribute. they wanted to make sure that everyone could have a good time.

but they also wanted to make sure that everyone who came to play also knew that this holiday is to thank the sacrifices of those who serve in the military. >> some international headlines today. john mccain made a surprise trip to syria. mccain is a member of the senate foreign relations committee. a scare in new york city. but, tonight, the brooklyn bridge has reopened. an suv without a license plate was found unoccupied on the manhattan-bound side on the bridge shortly after 5:00 p.m.

hundreds spent memorial day cleeping up from that ef-5 tornado.

not only fr the waterer tables, but also, ochk, for your allergies. you can see we have a few showerings here moving throughout the south bay. it's nothing too heavy right now,but it's making those roadways dangerously slick. and it's very scattered that nature with this cold air in place. and we're going to continue to see more of these showers in place. eventual eventually, we'll make it down here to morgan hill. as far as rainfall totals duo, nothd nor le loi impleszive.

>> and tomorrow, temperatures are going to be a little bit warmer. with that increased sunshine, it will help things to warm up from about 3-5 degrees. 73 in sunny vale. 70 in dublin. for san francisco, 63 for you and 7 in santa rosa. let's get you into that seven-day forecast, shall we? you can see as we head throughout friday, saturday and sunday, we have 90s returning. fire danger will increase. 40 degrees jump this week in our seven-day forecast. that's some extreme wets ere. push pu

. one of the most unique rainings in the country challenged this morning. three people swam 1 1/2 miles from the rock and then ran across the field. 17-year-old parker smith finished first for the men. patricia rooif of san francisco was the ladies. special honor now. tomorrow, for 12 yeerlt aaron her honor. he will throw out the first pitch tomorrow night. a few of the as players around coaches actually visited hearn while the team was in town to play the red sox. thachs act a month ago.

>> well, we've got a little hockey to talk about. sharks ready to flip the script. but first, wie're talking some baseball.

>> bottom of the 7, facing deep to right crepter, this was does not get out but good enough to bring in two more. as, they take game 1 of the series. 4-1 the final score. >> so, against that club, you know, it's going to be close. and you typically are going to get good pitching performances and it's going to be key hits. >> their guy pitched well. he pitched well last game and carried that into today's game. >> i think we only had four hits today. that's usually not guilty going to get it. just come out a little stronger on offense. >> a day after defeating the kings, the sharks webt to

practice this afternoon ahead of hair game 7 showdown in l.a. on tuesday. >> the 40 players will decide it this year. and whoever plays a better game will have a chance to move on. it's as simple as that. >> you're playing for your lives. you have to be desperate. one more note, the final game from the east bay. we'll see if the giants can even up that series. right now, the oakland as will

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. >> the annual fund raising auction of lunch with a billionaire starts on sunday. on e-bay. the fundraiser benefits san francisco's glide foundation which benefit it is city's poor and homeless. heefr's the catch, last year's winners paid nearly 3.5 million bucks for lunch. the winning bids have topped $2

million. >> i'll get it, you guys. >> yeah, i'll belt it would rain stod. graj walgly, we're going to go into the upper 80s and low 90s. also, possibly about three baemp days there with temperature ins the mid 70s. the only catch is the fact that fire concern will be increasing by friday and saturday as we get some dry winds and lower in humidity. that's going going to be a huge thing for us to watch. i just checked out the u.s. drought monitor. we are in the lowest cat fwoir for a draut right now. at this peernt,it's just going to get worgs.

>> well, hopefully, you enjoyed your last few hours of this memorial day holiday. >> thank you for joining us. we'll leave you with somism ams of memorial day.

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